League Play-Off

Eyravallen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Maranhense got the match started through his kick off. Erik Glanselius hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the game, Stellan Odén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alexander Lindström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kurt Ström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Allan Ivarsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Esbjörnsson in the 22nd minute of the match. Kurt Ström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Ivarsson having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Bruno Maranhense got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bruno Maranhense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Allan Ivarsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Alexander Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Botvidsson in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Sebastian Edström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Unión's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Örebro United the free kick. A collision led to Real Unión getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Sebastian Edström hit a great ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Kurt Lindberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Örebro United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kurt Lindberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stellan Odén in the 46th minute of play forced Örebro United's goalkeeper Alexander Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Linus Botvidsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stellan Odén made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrick Esbjörnsson got free with Alexander Lindström in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patrick Esbjörnsson scored 0-2 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Lindström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the game, Stellan Odén recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alexander Lindström. Stellan Odén showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. If Bruno Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kurt Ström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Maranhense blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Allan Ivarsson having to make a save. Alexander Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stellan Odén in the 71st minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Björn Termander in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Örebro United's Tord Galle. If Tord Galle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Ivarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Maranhense in the 75th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Bruno Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Örebro United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Maranhense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th match minute, Örebro United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Ström to maneuver through the defense. Alexander Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Björk in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Real Unión booed when Örebro United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knut Falkrans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tord Galle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Ivarsson having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, one of Real Unión:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Allan Ivarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Maranhense in the 94th minute of the match. Knut Falkrans struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Allan Ivarsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Örebro United. Real Unión were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Örebro United's much stronger midfield.